Controversial 'Doonesbury' belongs on editorial pages

The decision not to run the controversial version of the Doonesbury cartoon because "some of the terminology ... and subject matter are not appropriate ... next to Peanuts" ... et al. was a good one.

A better decision would be to move Doonesbury back to the editorial page where you once had it. The comics page should be reserved for humor and perhaps light social commentary. More often than not, Doonesbury is political commentary -- opinionated, clever and often biting. This is appropriate for the editorial page; it is out of place next to "Peanuts," "Blondie," "Pickles" and "Family Circus."